One Sentence Media Reviews
In my quest for stupid action comedies as an alcohol substitute I broke an important rule of (consuming) lowbrow art which is to never watch the thing about making the thing, it's always solipsistic and horribly boring unless done with a deft touch (which this was not, I mean really the opposite of deft).
Decent stupid absurd action comedy for when brain turn off, the leads do a great job.
Cinematically/technically excellent, historically fascinating, very touching at times, sort of old-fashioned and boring at other times, overall a great watch.
An excellent entry in the very long First Law series, a decent standalone story all its own, heavy theme of apprenticeship and trust, some great lines from some great characters.
This 70s spy classic is a standout hit for its memorable characters, stylish hero, and for its masterful depiction of cold war confusion and intrigue, but it definitely reads like it was written a long time ago.
Tense, stylish, stressful, confusing, unsatisfying, and challenging for the face-blind.
This is what happens when you do Gone Girl but make it fun and low stakes and honestly I'm here for it, a sad truth I may be discovering as part of this blog is that I only want to watch fun and low stakes movies, ever.
Good casting and acting, also from supporting cast, very stylish romantic thriller, got a little heavy handed on the twists and turns and tricks, not that I mind that, I just mind the inconsistency where a movie will start out on one level of unbelievable and then progressively escalate as it wends.
Derivative, badly cast (what’s with all the terrible line reads??), not at all funny enough, but I can’t help it I’m a millennial boy and I have to watch all the Statham.
This 70s art flick is supposed to be amazing but I think I'm not in a "enjoying art" stage of my life right now, just too tired, but I did love it for its many unique shots of Senegal, super thought-provoking.
The stories in this collection start incredibly strong - poignant, clever, frequently hilarious in a very nerdy way - but then take a “b-side” dive into esotericism and flatness, before picking up at the end.
This essay collection has taught me that there are better and worse times to read particular books for oneself, and tho I don’t blame Didion, and tho I liked quite a few turns of phrase in the first quarter of this book, I really didn’t come to it at the right time and found her choice of subject boring, her discursive style wearying.
This hard-bitten narco drama in the vein of Heat (1995) (ie who's the good guys, whoops maybe nobody) hits hard and doesn't stop, is it overdramatic yes of course, is it realistic in any way I don't know probably not, but it doesn't flinch from demonstrating the disastrous effects of US drug policy.
Stressful Fincher Facebook drama full of his patented fast-paced dialogue (the fun part) and dramatic courtroom proceedings with lots of baleful glares (the boring part).
Inconsistent and brutal read, sadness and disaster abound, made me want to cry, also long and not always interesting, and the sci-fi forecasting is kind of lacking in my humble opinion (!) but despite all that, very real and inspiring and i couldn't put it down.
The incredibly dry whimsy of the book (great book) didn't translate all that well for this movie version, and I think it's honestly because the two actors aren't right for their roles - great actors, just not for these roles.